Hours after federal judges blocked Texas from using a newly drawn Congressional map, state leaders filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court.

Critics warn the move, which requires more time, money and staffers, could lead to confusion, errors and delayed results in key contests in Texas in March.

Judge Jerry Smith, who sits on the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals, published his 100-page dissent on Wednesday.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has set the date for the runoff election to fill late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner’s seat in Congress.

With a Supreme Court battle looming, the federal court ruling blocking Texas' new congressional map is adding uncertainty to the 2026 election.

A list of federal, state and county offices up for election for the Texas 2026 March primaries and November general elections. Here's what to know.

Gerrymandering involves almost inescapable trade-offs between risk and reward. The more districts you try to create that favour your party, the smaller the margins of victory you can expect in each one—and the more vulnerable you become to losing many of them at once.